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CCPIT, BGMEA mull collaboration to elevate Bangladesh RMG sector

Submitted by admin on 18 March 2024

Source: www.fibre2fashion.com

A delegation from the sub-council of textile industry, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), headed by vice president and secretary general Zhang Tao, recently met with Faruque Hassan, the president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), at the BGMEA complex in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka.

The CCPIT delegation comprised Wu Zhizhen, deputy director, and Jiao Jiao, assistant director from the sub-council of textile industry.

Brits embrace denim for all occasions: Survey

Submitted by admin on 26 February 2024

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˙Denim is increasingly the go-to choice 1 for British people for almost any occasion, from weddings to work, with 1 in 10 wearing it to nuptials.
˙The trend towards casual wear is highlighted, as 71 per cent prefer jeans for formal events.
˙Nearly half of participants embrace denim in professional settings, with debates over its office suitability.

Global fashion sector struggling to embrace circularity: WBCSD report

Submitted by admin on 22 January 2024

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While leading on innovation, the global fashion industry finds it difficult to transition to circularity and still largely depends on a linear business model, according to a report by Geneva-based World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Misaligned incentives and reward systems that do not factor in externalities prevent progress on the more circular and sustainable use of resources, and current incentives do not support the transition to circularity and companies lack actionable decision-making information, it notes.

Panel discusses digitalisation ahead of Techtextil & Texprocess 2024

Submitted by admin on 15 January 2024

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How is digitalisation affecting the textile industry in terms of innovativeness? How can digitalisation be used to meet the challenges currently facing the sector? What are the latest developments? What does the digital future of the textile industry look like? In a panel discussion ahead of this year’s editions of Techtextil and Texprocess, experts considered these and other questions and previewed the trade fairs from 23 to 26 April 2024.

Luxury brand Hermes expands presence in China

Submitted by admin on 8 January 2024

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Hermes has opened a store in Wuxi, its thirty-fourth address in China. This new store showcases the diversity of the house’s sixteen métiers and asserts Hermes’ anchorage in Jiangsu province.

Located in Centre 66, at the core of Liangxi District, the store features two levels with architecture inspired by water and stone. The façade pattern is a nod to traditional Ming temple roofs.